GRE Word List
PHOENIX
a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period
The meaning of the word phoenix is a legendary bird which according to one account lived 500 years, burned itself to ashes on a pyre, and rose alive from the ashes to live another period.
Random words
| Word | Meaning |
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| engage | to offer (something, such as one's life or word) as backing to a cause or aim : to expose to risk for the attainment or support of some end |
| gratuitous | not called for by the circumstances : not necessary, appropriate, or justified : unwarranted |
| contention | a point advanced or maintained in a debate or argument |
| memorial | serving to preserve remembrance : commemorative |
| savor | the taste or smell of something |
| apparition | an unusual or unexpected sight : phenomenon |
| tan | to make (skin) tan especially by exposure to the sun |
| tempo | the rate of speed of a musical piece or passage indicated by one of a series of directions (such as largo, presto, or allegro) and often by an exact metronome marking |
| comeuppance | a deserved rebuke or penalty : deserts |
| outlook | a place offering a view |